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    Final view of the Herschel mirror

    Date: 10 May 2009
    Satellite: Herschel, Planck
    Depicts: Herschel mirror
    Location: Final assembly building (BAF), CSG, Kourou, French Guiana
    Copyright: ESA-CNES-Arianespace / Optique Vidéo du CSG - P Baudon

    This is one of the last views of the Herschel mirror on Earth. The protective foil that is usually in place to protect the contamination sensitive mirror has been removed just before the fairing is lowered into place.


    Last Update: 03 Jun 2009

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